Solomon Hersh Frees, better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, voice actor, impressionist and screenwriter known for his work on MGM, Walter Lantz, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Along with his contemporary Mel Blanc, he became known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices".
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Known For
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
The Hobbit
(1977)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Mabruk (voice)
Suddenly
(1954)
Benny Conklin
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Utopia
(1951)
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
A Hollywood Detour
(1942)
Narrator (uncredited)
Wild and Woolfy
(1945)
Joe Wolf / Bar Patrons (voice) (uncredited)
The Hick Chick
(1946)
Bull (voice) (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
(1947)
Uncle Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey and the Beanstalk
(1947)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice) (uncredited)
Should Husbands Marry?
(1947)
Radio announcer
Crazy with the Heat
(1947)
Oasis Soda Fountain Proprietor
Force of Evil
(1948)
Elevator operator
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited)
Jerry and the Lion
(1950)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero
(1950)
Radio Narrator (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
(1951)
Prof. Voorhees
When Worlds Collide
(1951)
Narrator/U.S. President (voice)
A Place in the Sun
(1951)
Reverend Morrison
Utopia
(1951)
Antoine (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepy-Time Tom
(1951)
Light-Brown Cat (voice) (uncredited)
His Mouse Friday
(1951)
Jerry / Cannibals (voice) (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
(1951)
Corie
Jerry's Cousin
(1951)
Cousin Muscles (voice)
Assignment: Paris
(1952)
Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)
Magical Maestro
(1952)
Additional Voices
Busybody Bear
(1952)
Barney Bear / Buck Beaver (voice) (uncredited)
Smitten Kitten
(1952)
Jerry's Devil Conscience (voice) (uncredited)
Cruise Cat
(1952)
Ship's Captain (voice) (uncredited)
A Case for Hypnosis
(1952)
Doc Tweedle
The Star
(1952)
Richard Stanley
Barney's Hungry Cousin
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Cobs and Robbers
(1953)
Barney Bear / Joe Scarecrow / Crows (voice) (uncredited)
The War of the Worlds
(1953)
Second Radio Reporter / Opening Announcer
Wee-Willie Wildcat
(1953)
Barney Bear / William Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)
Half-Pint Palomino
(1953)
Barney Bear (voice) (uncredited)
Heir Bear
(1953)
Barney Bear / Gopher / Tax Collector (voice) (uncredited)
T.V. of Tomorrow
(1953)
Narrator (voice)
The Missing Mouse
(1953)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Life with Tom
(1953)
(voice) (uncredited)
Suddenly
(1954)
Benny Conklin
Riot in Cell Block 11
(1954)
Guard Monroe
The Farm of Tomorrow
(1954)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Social Lion
(1954)
Various Voices
Casey Bats Again
(1954)
Narrator (voice)
Homesteader Droopy
(1954)
narrator
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
(1954)
Barney Bear / Jimmy Squirrel (voice) (uncredited)
Jump Into Hell
(1955)
TV News Broadcaster (voice)
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Narrator (voice)
Cellbound
(1955)
The Prisoner / George the Warden / The Little Wife (voice) (uncredited)
Down Beat Bear
(1956)
1st Radio Announcer
The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Priest (uncredited)
Blue Cat Blues
(1956)
Voices
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
(1956)
Unidentified Character (voice) (uncredited)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
(1956)
Alien (voice)
The 27th Day
(1957)
Radio Newscaster Ward Mason
Rodan! The Flying Monster!
(1957)
Police Chief Nishimura (Voice)
Beginning of the End
(1957)
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Disneyland: Mars and Beyond
(1957)
Narrator
Space Master X-7
(1958)
Dr. Charles T. Pommer
Donald in Mathmagic Land
(1959)
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator
Noah's Ark
(1959)
Noah / God
Attack of the Jungle Women
(1959)
Narrator
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
(1959)
Doctor Kyohei Yamane, Commander of Osaka's SDF Terasawa, President of Fishery Koehi Yamaji (voices)
Operation Petticoat
(1959)
Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)
Eyes in Outer Space
(1959)
Narrator (voice)
Mouse Trapped
(1959)
Doc (voice)
Space Mouse
(1959)
Doc (voice)
Witty Kitty
(1959)
Doc / Cat (voice)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
Funeral Director / Waiter / Josephine (voice) (uncredited)
Tale of a Wolf
(1960)
Barnyard Dog (voice)
Fowled Up Falcon
(1960)
(voice)
Freeloading Feline
(1960)
(voices)
Where the Boys Are
(1960)
Narrator (uncredited)
The Time Machine
(1960)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Ballyhooey
(1960)
(voice)
The Adventures of Sam Space
(1960)
Voice
Goliath II
(1960)
The Mouse
Pollyanna
(1960)
Barker (Voice) (Uncredited)
Tormented
(1960)
Frank Hubbard (uncredited) (voice)
Bats in the Belfry
(1960)
(voice)
Tin Can Concert
(1961)
Doc (voice)
The Absent-Minded Professor
(1961)
PA Man / Air Force Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Doc's Last Stand
(1961)
Doc / Indians / Narrator (voice)
Tin Can Concert Presents: The Cinderella Overture by Rossini
(1961)
(voice)
Kids Is Kids
(1961)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Tricky Trout
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
(1961)
Narrator / Multiple Voices (voice)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
(1961)
Dirty Dawson (voice)
Clash and Carry
(1961)
Wally Walrus (voice)
Corny Concerto
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Pest of Show
(1962)
Doc (voice)
Punchy Pooch
(1962)
Doc (voice)
The Hat
(1962)
A Public Affair
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
The World's Greatest Sinner
(1962)
Narrator
A Symposium on Popular Songs
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
(1962)
Stage Director / Charity Man / Fezziwig / Eyepatch Man / Tall Tophat Man (voice)
Night of the Eagle
(1962)
Prologue Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Gay Purr-ee
(1962)
Meowrice (voice)
The Hunting Instinct
(1962)
Ludwig Von Drake(voice)
Mouse Blanche
(1962)
Ignatz Mouse / Officer Pupp
Fowled-Up Birthday
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Mother's Little Helper
(1962)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
The Magic Sword
(1962)
Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice)
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Take Me To Your Gen'rul
(1962)
The Secret Weapon
(1963)
Voices
Fly With Von Drake
(1963)
Ludwig Von Drake (voice)
Goose in the Rough
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Mother-in-Law
(1963)
Charlie Beary / Pete / Police Officer (voice)
The Goose Is Wild
(1963)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Rah Rah Ruckus
(1964)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Roof-Top Razzle Dazzle
(1964)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Crusty (voice)
The Carpetbaggers
(1964)
Narrator (voice)
Everybody Loves It
(1964)
Narrator
The Night Walker
(1964)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rendezvous in Space
(1964)
Mr. Space / Astronaut (voice)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Poppins
(1964)
Barnyard Horse (voice) (uncredited)
Davey Cricket
(1965)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Guest Who?
(1965)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Pinkfinger
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Sink Pink
(1965)
Hunter / Native Bearer (voice)
The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation
(1965)
Weft / Wight / Wong (voice)
Pink Panzer
(1965)
Neighbor / Devil (voice)
Once a Thief
(1965)
Voice of Luke (Uncredited)
The War Lord
(1965)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Sword of Ali Baba
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Freewayphobia
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
(1965)
Narrator (voice)
The Beatles Cartoons
(1965)
John Lennon
Plastered in Paris
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Unsafe and Seine
(1966)
Commissioner / Pub Waiter / Patrons (voice)
Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat
(1966)
Captain Clamity / Crab Louie (voice)
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
Ape Suzette
(1966)
Cockney Sailor (voice)
The Pique Poquette of Paris
(1966)
Spider Pierre (voice)
Foot Brawl
(1966)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary (voice)
Dimension 5
(1966)
Big Buddha (voice) (uncredited)
Cirrhosis of the Louvre
(1966)
Commissioner (voice)
The Man Called Flintstone
(1966)
Rock Slag / Green Goose / Triple X (voice)
Grand Prix
(1966)
Izo Yamura (voice) (uncredited)
Mouse in the House
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Le Escape Goat
(1967)
Commissioner (voice)
Sacré Bleu Cross
(1967)
Hassan the Assassin (voice)
Bomb Voyage
(1967)
Commissioner (voice)
Le Quiet Squad
(1967)
Commissioner / Doctor (voice)
Cricket on the Hearth
(1967)
Messenger / Uriah / Captain / Toy Elephant (voice)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
(1967)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bear That Wasn't
(1967)
Narrator
Window Pains
(1967)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Bugged in a Rug
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Jerky Turkey
(1968)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Magic Pear Tree
(1968)
Jean Navarro
The Mouse on the Mayflower
(1968)
(voice)
Pacifically Peeking
(1968)
Moby Duck
The Little Drummer Boy
(1968)
Aaron's Father / Magi / Ali (voice)
Wild in the Streets
(1968)
Narrator (voice)
Cool It, Charlie
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
It's Tough to Be a Bird
(1969)
Life Erikson
Frosty the Snowman
(1969)
Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice)
Gopher Broke
(1969)
Charlie Beary (voice)
Charlie's Campout
(1969)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie's Golf Classic
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Charlie in Hot Water
(1970)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
(1970)
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
(1970)
Mayor Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
(1970)
W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)
Patton
(1970)
voice (uncredited)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
(1970)
Ending Voiceover (uncredited) (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
(1971)
Colonel Wellington's assistant / Santa Claus / Rooster (voice)
Moochin' Pooch
(1971)
Charlie Beary (voice)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
(1971)
Singer of 'The Darktown Strutters' Ball' (voice)
Charlie the Rainmaker
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Pillsbury's Magic Circus
(1971)
The Pillsbury Doughboy
The Bungling Builder
(1971)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
The Point
(1971)
Oblio's Father / Pointed Man's Right Head / King / Leaf Man / Villagers (voice)
Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
(1972)
Iguana (voice)
Unlucky Potluck
(1972)
Charlie Beary / Junior Beary / Boss (voice)
A Fish Story
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Rain Rain, Go Away
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Let Charlie Do It
(1972)
Charlie Beary/Junior Beary (voice)
Breakheart Pass
(1975)
Levi Calhoun (voice) (uncredited)
The Milpitas Monster
(1976)
Narrator (voice)
The First Easter Rabbit
(1976)
Zero / Santa (voice)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
(1976)
Jack Frost
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
(1976)
Santa Claus / Aeon / General Ticker / Seventeen Seventy Six
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
(1977)
Santa Claus / Olaf / Donkey dealer (voice)
Fantastic Animation Festival
(1977)
Opening Narration
The Hobbit
(1977)
Bombur/Troll #1 (voice)
Hardware Wars
(1978)
Narrator
The Ghost of Flight 401
(1978)
Narrator / Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
The Stingiest Man in Town
(1978)
Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
Jack Frost
(1979)
Kubla Kraus / Father Winter (voice)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
(1979)
Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman (voice)
The Return of the King
(1980)
Orc / Uruk-Hai / Capt. Shagrat / Lt. Snaga / Lord Elrond (voice)
The Day After Trinity
(1981)
Narrator (voice)
Current Affairs: The Case of Dashiell Hammett
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
Mabruk (voice)
Woody Woodpecker and Friends
(1982)
Various Voices
Routes of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey
(1982)
Narrator (voice)
What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
(1983)
Trailer Announcer
The Wind in the Willows
(1983)
Wayfarer (voice)
Twice Upon a Time
(1983)
Narrator / Chef of State / Judges / Bailiff (voice)
The Flight of Dragons
(1984)
Solarius / Antiquity (voice)
Disney's DTV Valentine
(1986)
Ludwig Von Drake / Announcer (voice)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
(1986)
Self / Narrator (voice)
The Puppetoon Movie
(1987)
Arnie the Dinosaur / Pillsbury Doughboy (voice)
Disney’s Coyote Tales
(1991)
Mouse (voice)
Larry Harmon's Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown
(1992)
Narrator
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.3
(2003)
True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Creature (archive sound)
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
(2004)
Ludwig Von Drake / Herman (voice) (archive sound)
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
(2007)
Joe Wolf (Most Common Antagonist)
3-D Rarities
(2015)
(archive footage)
Writing
Directing